"Jehovah's Witnesses" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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Members of a religious denomination founded in the United States during the late 19th century in which active evangelism is practiced, the imminent approach of the millennium is preached, and war and organized government authority in matters of conscience are strongly opposed (from American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th ed). Jehovah's Witnesses generally refuse blood transfusions and other blood-based treatments based on religious belief.
| Descriptor ID |
D033221
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.844.188.573 M01.352
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| Concept/Terms |
Jehovah's Witnesses- Jehovah's Witnesses
- Jehovah Witnesses
- Jehovahs Witnesses
- Witnesses, Jehovah's
- Watchtower Bible and Tract Society
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 2004 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2007 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2019 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Jehovah's Witnesses" by people in Profiles.
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Caplacizumab Therapy without Plasma Exchange for Acquired Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura. N Engl J Med. 2019 07 04; 381(1):92-94.
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A Bridge to Bloodless Surgery: Use of Hemoglobin-Based Oxygen Carrier for Anemia Treatment and Autologous Blood Preservation During Redo Pulmonic Valve Replacement. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2019 Jul; 33(7):1973-1976.
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CASE 12-2016 Ascending Aorta Dissection in a Jehovah's Witness Patient on Warfarin. J Cardiothorac Vasc Anesth. 2016 Dec; 30(6):1709-1715.
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Coagulopathy after cardiopulmonary bypass in Jehovah's Witness patients: management of two cases using fractionated components and factor VIIa. Anesth Analg. 2007 Apr; 104(4):763-5.
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Large volume polymerized haemoglobin solution in a Jehovah's Witness following abruptio placentae. Transfus Med. 2004 Jun; 14(3):241-6.